After surveillance video of a Bridgeville dog day care employee pinning down and punching a dog was released, the day care responded that the dog was "aggressive," but the Humane Society officer who filed charges in the case doesn't agree.

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"We felt the need to file the charges," said Robert Fredley, humane society officer at Animal Friends. "From the evidence that was provided to us, the video did show clearly that there was animal abuse at the facility in question."

According to court documents, a citation was issued for an offense at The Canine Club for an incident on Sept. 7, 2015.

The citation stated “Reed Justin Davis beat a dog that belongs to another.” Davis, of Upper St. Clair, is 21. An officer filed the charges for summary offenses of animal cruelty on Dec. 29, 2015.

Davis was found guilty on one count Wednesday.

"The video that I saw, the dog was wagging its tail throughout the video," Fredley said. "It was seeking enrichment time, playing time, as well as being petted by one of the other staff members."

The Canine Club released a statement Wednesday saying in part, "First of all, despite people's quick conclusions about the video, when the dog was jumping up, he was growling and attempting to bite the face of our staff member. The dog was not "trying to play". The dog continued to growl and bite even when he was on the ground. The other staff members, including those in the video, became afraid of the dog and didn't try to help."

A source said the St. Bernard dog in the video was a rescue dog that was at the Bridgeville business to be socialized. The source said the dog was kept in its kennel most of the day and when it was allowed outside it was high energy.

Fredley said the dog was not listed as aggressive from his investigation. The Canine Club said in their statement, "the dog was 'put down' by the St. Bernard rescue shortly after he left our facility as he attempted to attack three other people on three separate occasions."

'Even during the beating the dog was wagging its tail," Fredley said. "Without being there and seeing it specifically, I couldn’t see any aggression from the video, but again the dog was wagging its tail throughout the entire video."

Fredley wanted a condition of the guilty sentence to be that Davis not be allowed around or work with animals. The judge did not enforce that. Instead, Davis was fined $200

"We look at it as if someone was working at a daycare and they were convicted of child abuse, it just doesn’t make sense that they would be allowed to go back and continue to work with them," Fredley said.

Pittsburgh's Action News 4 has not been able to confirm whether Davis is still employed at The Canine Club.

The video was given to Pittsburgh's Action News 4 by a source close to the investigation.

After surveillance video of a Bridgeville dog day care employee pinning down and punching a dog was released, the day care responded that the dog was "aggressive," but the Humane Society officer who filed charges in the case doesn't agree.